My husband and I were riding on the motorcycle coming back from visiting his brother...we were just turning on the street were we live when a police officer pulled us over. When he came up to us, he said that he pulled us over because our license plate light was blue, (which it was not, it was an LED white) then he asked for our info, and when he came back from running the info he asked my husband if he had drank anything that night, my husband said yes, he had a beer at his brothers house. So the police officer took my husband over to his car and had him do a breathalyzer test and he blew a .09 (.01 above the legal limit) so he arrested my husband. When I saw him arresting my husband I went over to ask him why he was being arrested, He hadn't done anything wrong. The police officer then told me to go sit by the bike and shut up. I said to him "Sir, I want to know what is happening with my husband." He then told me he was going to arrest me if I didn't go sit next to the bike right then. I asked him "Why, I just want to know what is happening with my husband" He then took my arm and twisted it behind my back and threw my to the ground and put cuffs on me, after this I asked him (politely) to remove my helmet because I am very claustrophobic, and I couldn't take it off myself because the cuffs were on me...He then told me if I didn't shut up he was going to tazer me. I want to know what my husband and I can do about this situation legally. I am a mommy and a wife! I am NOT a criminal and have never been treated the way that officer treated me! I had bruises all over my body and I still can't hardly move my wrist. I have court on friday and I need to know what to do. The officer who drove me to the jail (different officer than the one who arrested me) was very polite to me and recommended lawyers to me and took pictures of all the dirt and stickers and grass on me from the other officer throwing me down. I don't think I should plead guilty to anything...But I don't know anything at all about my rights.
~Lucie
~Lucie